Friday, 29 June 2012

Week beginning 2nd July 2012


LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Using Significant figures to help estimate answers to sums
SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will be able to round numbers to: to 1 significant figure and then use this to estimate the answer to a sum

LESSON:
This weeks Works       
5. Approximations Sheet 1
6. Appropximations sheet 2
       
7. Rounding - Music Shop

When you have completed completed all 7 tasks you have to do 3 Mymthas homework tasks to assess whether you have remembered what we have just covered.
The tasks I want you to complete are:
  • NUMBER - Rounding to 10,100
  • NUMBER - Decimal Places
  • NUMBER - Estimating Calculations
Should you complete all these assessments and have lesson time to spare you can play the game NUMBER-Sky Solver
     
EXTENSION: Estimating from Intermediate Electronic text Book

Saturday, 23 June 2012

Week beginning 25th June – Estimating answers to sums using rounding to significant figures - testing

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: To discover and practice how to round numbers to significant figures and estimate answers to sums
SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will be able to round numbers to: to 1 significant figure and then use this to estimate the answer to a sum

LESSON: Any absences last week must complete the following tasks before moving on

1.Rounding integers & 10's

     

2. Rounding 100, 1000's

Answers to Rounding Worksheets

  

3. Rounding Numbers to 1 SF

  

  

4. Rounding Decimal Places

This weeks Works

     

  

5. Approximations Sheet 1

6. Appropximations sheet 2

     

  

7. Rounding - Music Shop

When you have completed completed all 7 tasks you have to do 3 Mymthas homework tasks to assess whether you have remembered what we have just covered.
The tasks I want you to complete are:

  • NUMBER - Rounding to 10,100
  • NUMBER - Decimal Places
  • NUMBER - Estimating Calculations


Should you complete all these assessments and have lesson time to spare you can play the game NUMBER-Sky Solver

     

EXTENSION: Estimating from Intermediate Electronic text Book

Friday, 15 June 2012

Week beginning 18th June - Rounding to Significant figures and Decimal Places


LEARNING OBJECTIVE: To discover and practice how to round number to significant figures and decimal places.

SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will be able to round numbers to: to 1 significant figure, or to 1 or 2 decimal places

ENAGAGEMENT ACTIVITY:

LESSON: Show on IWB How to round to significant figures

1.Rounding integers & 10's

     

2. Rounding 100, 1000's

Answers to Rounding Worksheets

  

3. Rounding Numbers to 1 SF

  

  

4. Rounding Decimal Places

     

  

5. Approximations Sheet

     

  

6. Rounding - Music Shop

When you have completed completed all 6 tasks you have to do 3 Mymthas homework tasks to assess whether you have remembered what we have just covered.
The tasks I want you to complete are:

  • NUMBER - Rounding to 10,100
  • NUMBER - Decimal Places
  • NUMBER - Estimating Calculations




Should you complete all these assessments and have lesson time to spare you can play the game NUMBER-Sky Solver

     


 PLENARY: Students to check their own worksheet answers and tick off their progress on the task list sheet in their exercise book

Wednesday, 13 June 2012

Thursday 14th/Friday 15th June - Rounding

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: To discover and practice how to round numbers.

SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will be able to round numbers to: integers, nearest 10, nearest 100, nearest 1000 and to 1 significant figure.

ENAGAGEMENT ACTIVITY: Rounding Loop Cards – F1 – Addition and subtraction with negative numbers

LESSON: Quick reminder on IWB on how to round numbers, then work through all these tasks:


 PLENARY: Students to check their own worksheet answers and tick off their progress on the task list sheet in their exercise books